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Brazil's president takes spin in driverless car

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff takes a ride in one of Google's self-driving cars during a visit to the company's headquarters in California. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff continued her North American tour on Wednesday (July 1) with a visit to Google's Mountain View, California headquarters.
Rousseff had a meeting with Google CEO Larry Page, toured the facility, and even went for a spin in one of the company's experimental self-driving cars.
Rousseff previously met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday (June 30). Her visit is particularly important for Brazil, which is in the midst of a sharp economic downturn, a huge political corruption scandal, and a potential governance crisis.
In addition to Google, Rousseff has plans to meet with executives of Boeing, Apple and Facebook.

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